Senate debates

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Questions without Notice

Agriculture Industry

2:39 pm

Photo of Matthew CanavanMatthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

It is overall a very positive story for Australian agriculture, with those opportunities and those growing markets. But it's unfortunate that some state governments are passing laws to restrict the ability of farmers to increase food production. In particular, the Queensland government has introduced draconian laws which strip property rights from farmers and take away their rights—

Senator Cameron interjecting—

Comments

No comments